New Denver Central Market and Sushi-Rama could be in DIA’s future

Shane Burton tosses pizza dough in the air as he makes pizza at Vero Italian inside The Denver Central Market. A request has been filed to open a similar concert inside Denver International Airport. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)

According to DIA spokesman Heath Montgomery, Delaware North, which operates airport concessions, is licensing the rights to replicate the popular downtown food hall’s concept at DIA. The group has put in a request to take over a 4,090-square-foot spot in Concourse A.

Based on the resolution request we saw — which will start its journey for approval in a Denver City Council committee on Wednesday — Delaware North plans to bring some of the “chef-driven” food vendors from the downtown location to create a regionally inspired, fast casual dining hall with a full bar and common seating area.

“We’ve been very intentionally trying to create a sense of place for people arriving at and departing the airport,” Montgomery said about the increasingly mouthwatering food options at the airport. “We want to make it feel like Denver.”

If everything is approved, Denver Central Market at DIA will replace the existing spaces occupied by Schlotzsky’s and Lefty’s Colorado Trail Bar and Grille in about a year.

— Denver Post reporter Jon Murray contributed to this report.

Inside Sushi-Rama at 2615 Larimer Street in Denver. Denver International Airport may be getting their own Sushi-Rama. (Denver Post file)

Allyson Reedy is first and foremost an eater. While her affinity for food was detrimental to her dreams of modeling swimwear, it helps her tremendously when writing about local restaurants for the Denver Post.